Gender and Sexuality

Instead of dismantling male-only military draft, judge rules women should be included

Police rule Black mom’s death accidental after “adult sleepover,” medical examiner says otherwise

Black queer people were never #allJussieSmollett

R. Kelly may soon be facing a new trial for sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl

Jussie Smollett attack under new scrutiny after CPD won’t substantiate unnamed sources “staged” claim

Wear Your Voice campaign aims to correct how the body positivity movement fails women of color

Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express expose decades of abuse by Southern Baptist leaders

HBCU Bennett College is poised to maintain accreditation status after debt scare

Prominent Saudi Arabian women’s activist’s family says she is being tortured after arrest

“This is MAGA country!”: Actor Jussie Smollett hospitalized after anti-gay, anti-Black attack in Chicago

Angola removes colonial-era law that prohibited homosexuality

Phoenix nurse arrested for raping woman in coma

Chris Brown arrested on rape charges in Paris

In defense of The Gay Agenda: Reimagining life without cis-heteros

APA says ‘masculinity identity’ is linked to homophobia and misogyny in new report

2nd Black gay man has died in the home of prominent liberal donor and white gay “ally” Ed Buck

Abused Saudi teen who posted story online will be resettled in Australia after refugee status is verified

Tennessee governor Bill Haslam grants Cyntoia Brown clemency after serving 15 years

After shooting threats, lawsuits, & many celebrities refusing to appear, Lifetime’s ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ premieres

NYC to allow people to change gender or choose gender-neutral option on birth certificates

Organizers of California Women’s March cancel event over concerns that it’s ‘too white’

To force Muslims to assimilate, Denmark requires all to shake hands in citizenship ceremonies

Pope Francis accepts resignation of LA bishop accused of child sexual abuse

Detroit pastor charged with murder of Black trans activist Kelly Stough

Legislators will take on financial liability for sexual misconduct instead of taxpayers in new bill

Tennessee Governor will give answer on Cyntoia Brown’s clemency before he leaves office

U.S. incidence rates of uterine cancer on the rise, with the heaviest toll on Black women

After viral video of NYPD snatching baby from her arms as she waited for a child care voucher, Jazmine Headley has charges dropped

U.S. Supreme Court secures a surprise win for Planned Parenthood… for now

A Black woman-led Philly non-profit hopes to revolutionize how we teach sex ed to girls

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